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Adm. Michelle Janine Howard became the first female four-star officer in the history of the U.S. Navy, according to a press release.Howard, who was promoted at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia,...

Michelle J. Howard has had a lot of historical firsts in her storied Navy career. She was the first African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship. She was the first African-American and the first female Vice Chief for Naval Operations.

The US Navy has promoted a woman to the rank of a four-star admiral for the first time in its 238-year history, a milestone for females in the American military. In a ceremony on Tuesday, Michelle Howard was promoted to vice chief of naval operations, the number two job in the service, after having already shattered barriers in previous posts in the navy. Howard, 54, is known for commanding a ...

For the first time in its 236-year history, the U.S. Navy has a woman as its second-highest ranking officer. Michelle Howard was promoted Tuesday to a four-star admiral and assumed her new duties as Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO). Howard received her fourth star at a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery with her family and fellow servicemen looking on. "If you don't believe today was ...